Reims-based Gayet SA has been using Trimble Connect and Trimble Nova since 2017. This family-owned company, which has been in existence since 1911, is used to taking on new challenges to stay in the race. The BIM challenge is more topical than ever. Meet Hugues Bellanger, design office technician at Gayet SA.
In over 110 years of existence, Gayet SA has seen more than a century of technical and technological revolutions in the construction industry. With 180 employees, the family-run company based in Tinqueux, in the Marne region of France, boasts skills in a wide range of fields: HVAC, roofing, general electricity, plumbing, scaffolding, waterproofing, maintenance... Know-how is passed down from generation to generation, but also through the use of new technologies, essential for staying one step ahead of the competition and achieving maximum efficiency.
Hugues Bellanger has been a sales manager at Gayet SA for 12 years. For him, one of the advantages of this company is its family feel: "We're not subject to the constraints of a large group. I can go and see my CEO down the hall, without having to go through intermediaries. We're flexible in the way we operate It's a dynamic which, he believes, enables Gayet to make the decisions needed to stay on track. That's how BIM arrived at this company back in 2017.
Turning the corner on BIM with Trimble
In 2017, Gayet SA was faced with a realization: "We were faced with public and private tenders in which the need to provide digital mock-ups was emerging," explains Hugues Bellanger. "It was this situation that motivated us to turn to BIM. We had concrete needs in order to remain competitive. "
That same year, a small group consisting of Mr Bellanger, Mr Muzelet, department manager, and Mr Dreyer, in charge of plumbing, set up within the company to determine which solution would be the most suitable. "
